Violent Behavior in Children and Youth: Preventive Intervention From a Psychiatric Perspective GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, COMMITTEE ON PREVENTIVE PSYCHIATRY

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To outline causative factors for the epidemic of violence among children and youth in North America and suggest roles for child and adolescent psychiatry in preventive intervention. METHOD: The committee used literature searches to identify biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors associated with violent behavior.

Journal

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 235–241

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

3 1999

DOI

10.1097/00004583-199903000-00008

ISSN

0890-8567

Associated Experts

Harriet Louise MacMillan

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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